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HackerRank, a platform for recruiters to test coders and coders to hone their skills, raises $60M at a $500M valuation

TechCrunch

Susquehanna Growth Equity is leading the round, with JMI, Khosla Ventures and strategic backers Randstad Innovation Fund and Recruit Holdings also participating. It eventually became the first startup out of India to join Y Combinator, and it was actually also a Battlefield contender in 2012. It has now raised $115 million.

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92% of Employers Use Social Media For Recruiting

Women on Business

It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. 48% always look.

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92% of Employers Use Social Media For Recruiting

Women on Business

It’s not a secret that employers use social media to find and research job candidates, but did you know that 9 out of 10 employers are using social recruiting? The numbers are higher than most people probably think according to the 2012 Social Recruiting Survey from Jobvite. 48% always look.

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5 hot IT hiring trends — and 5 going cold

CIO

Recruiters are opening the door for so much talent of different genders, education, nationalities, and beliefs,” Barley says. More and more companies are now walking the walk when it comes to inclusivity, not only during recruiting but in focusing on retention and working with employees on their career pathways,” she says.

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Cloudbolt announces $35M Series B debt/equity investment to help manage hybrid cloud

TechCrunch

So we as a company regularly meet and educate on issues around inclusion, social justice and diversity. We also recruit with with those ideas in mind. Cloudbolt was founded in 2012 and has around 200 customers. “One is just pure education. HashiCorp to offer managed versions of its developer tools starting with Consul.

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Nigerian digital bank Carbon hit $240M in payments processed last year, up 89% from 2019

TechCrunch

million VC-backed company, Carbon was founded by Chijioke Dozie and Ngozi Dozie in 2012. When Chijioke Dozie, the CEO, spoke to TechCrunch in 2019, he cited recruitment purposes and clientele trust as reasons why the company made its financials public — an exercise it has done every second quarter for two years.

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SHRM Top 20 Indian HR Influencers Active on Social Media 2013

QAspire

Social media has become mainstream and an integral part of business strategy. Social media is at the center of how people connect, consume information, drive conversations, initiate movements and promote brands. Download the 2012 Report Here. I was featured at #4. Download the 2013 Report Here.

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